Wednesday, 8 October 2014

one of the bigger news in the watch world recently is Dominique Renaud the 'R' in APRP has joined HYT Watches. APRP is Audemars Piguet Renaud & Papi and it started out as Renaud & Papi who later sold some of it's shares to AP and Renaud sold off his share of the business to take a bit of a break. Deployant did a great post on the watches and catchup with Vincent & Dominic so i have no intention of covering the same ground. check it out here LINK a lot of good info on their site too of course LINK

On to some thoughts from the launch of HYT House opening up in Singapore then... a lovely lady welcomed me in

the scene inside

some of the H1s on display... from their literature: "Each HYT watch is equipped with a fluid module. The fluid module is the device, which
enables to display time via the meniscus. The meniscusmarks the boundary between
the two non-miscible fluids in the tube. The watch movement drives the module via the
bellows fixed on the main plate"It's been setup to be at 10:10(or just past it) for the next 2 watches

H1... the fluid shows the hours and the hand on the sub-dial points out the minsH1 Titanium with brushed, shot-peened and satin-finished surfaces

Vincent was kind enough to pull the H2 off his wrist for me to have a feel of it. a large watch but light

and most kind to illuminate both me and the watch ;)

the H2 is a very interesting watch... impressive 8 days power reserve and retrograde hours...

but ah what's that i smell... CIGARS! Cohibas no less :)

one for the raphmeister.. Thank You

wristshot with the deployant boys

and one just of the ultra cool cabestan...

friendly eye candy sought to distract...

but the attractions of the night were the watches of course ;) this is an interesting version in white with blue fluid... the H1 ICEBERG Titanium with brushed, shot-peened and satin-finished surfaces

and that's it... some champagne, a fine cigar, nice watches and good company...

my thanks to Vincent and Omamgbe for the invite down. oh and thanks for the nice door gift too... will be put to good use :)

Press release info follows:HYT OPENS ITS DOORS IN ASIA

Independent Swiss luxury watch brand HYT establishes Singapore hub
after arrival to the scene with revolutionary fluidic technology and
stratospheric growth.
Launched in 2012 The Hydro Mechanical Horologists revolutionised the
horlogical market with the use of game changing fluid technology that
unites mechanics and liquid within a wristwatch.
The use of hydro mechanics was a first ever in the watch industry and HYT
was the winner of the 2012 Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prize, Best
innovative Watch Concept (Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve).
2 years on and more than 50 points of sale wordwide, HYT has decided to
open HYT Asia, a non-retail subsidiary of HYT in Singapore to cater to the
pressing demand coming from collectors in S. E Asia.
The team of Hydro Mechanical Horlogists recently partnered up with Time
International for an exclusive distribution of its pieces in Indonesia and will
confirm other alliances in the region in the next weeks.
HYT CEO Vincent Perriard said ‘South East Asia is one of the strongest and
most sophisticated markets in the world for niche luxury brands such as
ours and is where we need to be. I always knew our watches would create a
lot of interest but none of us thought it would be this big.’ Perriard added,
‘HYT’s liquid technology is 100% unique in the watchmaking industry and
we’re working hard to keep it that way. Our team thrives on innovation and
we have some amazing developments in store for you!’ About HYT
HYT’s Hydromechanical Horologists have turned fantasy into reality, mixing
mechanics and liquid within a wristwatch. While addicted to nonconformism,
these alchemists have drawn upon the strictest codes of fine
watchmaking, and shattered them. The Principle
Two flexible reservoirs with a capillary attached at each end. In one, an
aqueous liquid containing fluorescein; in the other, a viscous transparent
liquid. Keeping them apart is the repulsion force of the molecules in each
fluid.
The hours are indicated by the green fluorescent aqueous liquid released
from a flexible reservoir compressed by a piston. These reservoirs, or
bellows, are located at six o’clock and are made from a supple electrodeposited
alloy. The first coloured liquid travels through the capillary
pushing the transparent viscous one back into its own reservoir and then
returning to its original position at six o’clock in what is referred to as a
retrograde manner.
The two reservoirs at 06:00. While the first compresses, the second
expands, and the other way round, resulting in the movement of the liquid
in the capillary. As the hours go by, the fluorescent liquid advances. The
meniscus, in the shape of a half moon, marks the breaking point with the
other fluid in the tube, indicating the time. At 18:00, the fluorescent liquid
comes back to its original position, going backwards.
The secret that gets the reservoirs going? Two bellows made of a highly
resistant, flexible electro-deposited alloy, each driven by a piston. And this
is where watchmaking comes in to activate the system.
In 2014, HYT is continuing its all-encompassing quest for hybridisation by
introducing its new collection: the H2. This timepiece was born of a vision
shared by the teams of HYT and Audemars Piguet Renaud & Papi overseen
by Giulio Papi.

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